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Inflation is nearly back to normal. But high prices have changed Americans’ lives

The winter holidays typically make for busier times at The Open Door Pantry food shelf here in this Twin Cities suburb.

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US officials describe ‘productive’ meeting with Mexico as Biden feels pressure over migrant crisis

Senior US officials held a “very productive meeting” with their Mexican counterparts Wednesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said, as Washington seeks help from Mexico City to drive down southern border crossings that have placed increasing pressure on President Joe Biden.

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Bossier man arrested for first deepfake charge in Louisiana

Deepfakes are becoming more popular; you’ve probably seen them in movies and on social media. Now they are even being used to commit crimes.

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DeSantis enlists help to make closing case to Iowans – and to undercut Haley in the Hawkeye State

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is enlisting new help in Iowa as he scrambles to ward off mounting interest in the rival presidential candidacy of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley: One of her former constituents.

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2024 brings new airplanes, seats and airport improvements to passengers

Passengers will fly in 2024 with airlines that are putting their post-lockdown plans into place. And that includes shiny new airplanes containing new seat designs arriving at a rapid pace.

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The Story of the Orcas and the Salmon, On the Endangered Species Act's 50th Birthday

Thanks to 20th century aquariums and marine theme parks, orcas – also known as killer whales – are the most iconic whales in America. When the public learned their captivity involved torture, orca shows disappeared from those parks, as they should have. Now there are signs that certain groups of orcas could disappear entirely.

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Texas’ new immigration law sows confusion and uncertainty along the border

A new law that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime is sowing confusion and uncertainty among undocumented migrants and mixed status families along the US-Mexico border, according to immigration advocates.

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For many migrant families at the southern US border, going back is not an option

A mother who fled her native country with two children after one was kidnapped; a woman who was forced to strip down by thieves looking for money; an activist made unemployable by speaking out against her country’s government: These are some of the stories CNN heard outside a shelter for migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas.

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Bodies believed to be pregnant Texas teen Savanah Nicole Soto and boyfriend found dead with gunshot wounds

Missing Texas teen Savanah Nicole Soto, who was due to give birth any day, and her boyfriend have been found dead following a multi-day search, a family member confirmed Tuesday.

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Blinken and Mayorkas to press Mexican counterparts to drive down border crossings as Biden faces increasing pressure

Senior US officials arrived in Mexico Wednesday to seek more help from their counterparts to drive down border crossings as President Joe Biden faces increasing pressure over the handling of the US southern border.

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Fishermen spotted something shiny near a creek. It was the first step toward a ‘miracle’

The two men had gone out the day after Christmas, scouting for fishing holes at a creek in northwest Indiana, when something shiny in the distance caught their attention.

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5 easy ways to keep your brain sharp

As the year wraps up, people have their sights on 2024 and what changes it will bring.

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Spellbinding photos capture the ‘mermaid’ divers of South Korea

After spending several days with the Haenyeo, a group of women on South Korea’s Jeju Island renowned for harvesting seafood from the ocean floor without scuba gear, photographer Peter Ash Lee said one conversation — with one of the youngest of the island’s “freedivers” — stood out from the rest.

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YouTuber leads authorities to human remains believed to be of man missing since 2013

Human remains were found Sunday in connection to a 2013 missing person’s case with the help of a YouTuber, according to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri.

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Make-a-Wish will fulfill a four-year-old's dream of meeting princesses

The past couple of years hasn't been easy for a four-year-old in Bel Air who was diagnosed with a brain tumor, but there's light at the end of the tunnel.

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Tackle these health issues to reduce risk of early dementia, study says

Cognitive decline can begin years before signs of dementia set in, which for some can be as early as age 30, a condition known as young-onset dementia.

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Ken Jennings says Mayim Bialik’s ‘Jeopardy’ exit caught him ‘off guard’

Ken Jennings is opening up about the departure of Mayim Bialik as co-host of the long-running game show “Jeopardy!”

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Delayed, lost or damaged luggage: What you should do

It’s enough to give anyone already on edge about how to handle possible flight delays and cancellations yet another reason to pop an antacid or two: the prospect of delayed, lost or damaged baggage.

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Mississippi officer who shot 11-year-old is suspended without pay

Since this story was published in June, a grand jury declined to return an indictment against Sgt. Greg Capers, the officer who shot Aderrien Murry, reporting it found no criminal conduct on behalf of the officer involved.

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Prices fell last month for the first time since April 2020

After three-plus years of prices steadily — and sometimes sharply — increasing month after month after month, they fell in November.